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Dorothy Evelyn Wakefield 1917–1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 May 1917

Birth Location: Buckner, IL

Death Date: 14 Oct 1964

Death Location: Columbus Hospital, Chicago, Cook, IL

Father: Thomas Wakefield

Mother: Ethel Dilworth

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Dorothy Evelyn Wakefield was born in 1917 in Buckner, IL, the child of Thomas Charles Wakefield And Ethel Dilworth. In 1920, Dorothy Evelyn Wakefield resided in Browning, Franklin, Illinois, USA. In 1930, Dorothy Evelyn Wakefield resided in Browning, Franklin, Illinois, USA. Dorothy Evelyn Wakefield married Joseph Fister. Dorothy Evelyn Wakefield passed away in 1964 in Columbus Hospital, Chicago, Cook, IL.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Evelyn Wakefield was born in 1917 in Buckner, IL, the child of Thomas Charles Wakefield And Ethel Dilworth.
  • In 1920, Dorothy Evelyn Wakefield resided in Browning, Franklin, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1930, Dorothy Evelyn Wakefield resided in Browning, Franklin, Illinois, USA.
  • Dorothy Evelyn Wakefield married Joseph Fister.
  • Dorothy Evelyn Wakefield passed away in 1964 in Columbus Hospital, Chicago, Cook, IL.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Wakefield
1881–1960
Birth Location: Atherton, Lancashire, England
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Ethel Dilworth
1888–1963
Birth Location: Halliwell, Bolton, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Wakefield's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Wakefield
1917–1964
Birth Place: Buckner, IL
Parents
Thomas Charles Wakefield
1881–1960
Atherton, Lancashire, England
Ethel Dilworth
1888–1963
Halliwell, Bolton, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Wakefield
1855–1891
Impington, Cambridgeshire, England
Margaret Prescott
1856–1922
Atherton, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Prescott
1828–1903
Alice Harrison
1837–1891
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Prescott
1805–
Elizabeth Leyland
1811–1885

Dorothy Wakefield's Timeline

6 Records

1917
21 May 1917
Birth of Dorothy Evelyn Wakefield in Buckner, IL
Buckner, IL
1920
1920
Age 3
Dorothy Evelyn Wakefield resided here in Browning, Franklin, Illinois, USA
Browning, Franklin, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
Dorothy Evelyn Wakefield resided here in Browning, Franklin, Illinois, USA
Browning, Franklin, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 18
Dorothy Evelyn Wakefield resided here in Buckner, Franklin, Illinois
Buckner, Franklin, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 23
Dorothy Evelyn Wakefield resided here in Buckner, Franklin, Illinois, USA
Buckner, Franklin, Illinois, USA
1964
14 Oct 1964
Age 47
Death of Dorothy Evelyn Wakefield in Columbus Hospital, Chicago, Cook, IL
Columbus Hospital, Chicago, Cook, IL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 May 1917
    Event Place: Buckner, IL
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Buckner, Franklin, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00803; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 28-14
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 357-09-2365; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Browning, Franklin, Illinois; Roll: T625_364; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 29
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Browning, Franklin, Illinois; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0009

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Browning, Franklin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Browning, Franklin, Illinois; Roll: T625_364; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 29

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Browning, Franklin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Browning, Franklin, Illinois; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0009

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Buckner, Franklin, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Buckner, Franklin, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00803; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 28-14

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Buckner, Franklin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Buckner, Franklin, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00803; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 28-14

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1964
    Event Place: Columbus Hospital, Chicago, Cook, IL
    Record Source:
    [1] Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 357-09-2365; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951
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